Chord Req: In the Mood

Subject: Chord Req: In the Mood
From: GUEST,fred miller
Date: 26 Nov 02 - 09:35 AM

Anybody know this, well enough to suggest chords to work under a harmonica playing the lines? I'm just doing the three maj chords in C but something sounds missing, and I can't find it. I know it isn't written for the way I'm trying to do it, but I've had luck adapting things like the "peanuts" dance, this way. Thought I could fudge it--but I'm not getting that hot swing sound out of it.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: In the Mood
From: GUEST,MCP
Date: 26 Nov 02 - 11:53 AM

You could look at the version on The Guitar Guy's site: The Guitar Guy - In The Mood. I haven't looked at this in particular, and I don't always agree with his chords for some songs that I have looked at, but it might be a start.

Mick

Subject: RE: Chord Req: In the Mood
From: Leadfingers
Date: 26 Nov 02 - 01:46 PM

I have a basic music sheet in Aflat,if you have an email address I could email it to you.Dont know how to do midis ad clever things on here,but i could just about manage an email

Subject: RE: Chord Req: In the Mood
From: Leadfingers
Date: 27 Nov 02 - 03:09 AM

Just looked at the guitar guy page.It looks ok to me -far better than my tatty thirty year old dots.Might even have a go at it myself.

Subject: ADD: In the Mood
From: Joe Offer
Date: 27 Nov 02 - 03:43 AM

I found two sets of lyrics here (click), both attributed to the same songwriters. This tune is a favorite of mine, but I can't say I like either set of lyrics. I had to sing the first one in a revue once. There's a pretty good MIDI here (click)
Anybody know why there are two sets of lyrics?

In the Mood

Artists: The Andrews Sisters
Words by Andy Razaf and Music by Joe Garland (1939)
Charted by Glenn Miller at #1 in 1941 and again at #20 in 1943
Also charted at # 16 by Johnny Maddox in 1953


Who's the lovin' daddy with the beautiful eyes
What a pair o' lips, I'd like to try 'em for size
I'll just tell him, "Baby, won't you swing it with me"
Hope he tells me maybe, what a wing it will be
So, I said politely "Darlin' may I intrude"
He said "Don't keep me waitin' when I'm in the mood"

First I held him lightly and we started to dance
Then I held him tightly what a dreamy romance
And I said "Hey, baby, it's a quarter to three
There's a mess of moonlight, won't-cha share it with me"
"Well" he answered "Baby, don't-cha know that it's rude
To keep my two lips waitin' when they're in the mood"

In the mood, that's what he told me
In the mood, and when he told me
In the mood, my heart was skippin'
It didn't take me long to say "I'm in the mood now"

In the mood for all his kissin'
In the mood his crazy lovin'
In the mood what I was missin'
It didn't take me long to say "I'm in the mood now"


So, I said politely "Darlin' may I intrude"
He said "Don't keep me waitin' when I'm in the mood"

"Well" he answered "Baby, don't-cha know that it's rude
To keep my two lips waitin' when they're in the mood"

Who's the lovin' daddy with the beautiful eyes
What a pair o' lips, I'd like to try 'em for size
I'll just tell him, "Baby, won't you swing it with me"
Hope he tells me maybe, what a wing it will be
So, I said politely "Darlin' may I intrude"
He said "Don't keep me waitin' when I'm in the mood"

First I held him lightly and we started to dance
Then I held him tightly what a dreamy romance
And I said "Hey, baby, it's a quarter to three
It's a mess of moonlight, won't-cha share it with me"
"Well" he answered "Baby, don't-cha know that it's rude
To keep my two lips waitin' when they're in the mood"


source: Ronald E. Hontz
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G. Miller's "In the Mood"

There are a number of versions - this is the Andrews Sisters [which is similar to the Bette Midler version]

In the Mood
[A Razaf, J Garland]

Mister Whatcha Call-'um, whatcha doin' tonight?
Hope you're in the mood because I'm feeling just right
How's about a corner with a table for two
Where the music's mellow with some gay rendevous
There's a chance romancin' with a blue attitude
You've got to do some dancin' to get in the mood

Sister Watcha Call-'um, that's a timely idea
Something swingadillo would be good to my ear
Everybody must agree that dancin' has charms
When you have that certain one you love in your arms
Steppin' out with you will be a sweet interlude
Oh, build 'er up cos that will put me in the mood.

        In the mood - that's it, I got it
        In the mood - your ear will spot it
        In the mood - oh, what a hot hit
        To be alive and get the jive
        You've got to learn how

        Hep, hep, hep, hep like a hepper
        Pep, pep, pep, hot as a pepper        
        Step step step, step like a stepper
        We're muggin' and huggin' - we're in the mood now

Mister Whatcha Call-'um, all you needed was fun
You can see the wonders that this evening has done
Your feet were so heavy till they hardly could move
Now they're light as feathers and you're right in the groove
You were only hungry for some musical food
You're postively, absolutely in the mood

Sister Whatcha Call-'um, I'm indebited to you
It all goes to show what good and true ones can do
Never felt so happy and so fully alive
Since that jam and jumpin' is a powerful jive
Swingaroo had given me a new attitude
My heart is full of rythmn and I'm in the mood.

        In the mood - that's it, cos I got it, and I'm
        In the mood - your ear will spot it, when you're
        In the mood
        To be alive and get the jive
        You've got to learn how

        Hep, hep, hep, hep like a hepper
        Pep, pep, pep, hot as a pepper        
        Step step step, step like a stepper
        We're muggin' and huggin' - cos we're in the mood

source: alt.music.lyrics

Subject: RE: Chord Req: In the Mood
From: GUEST,Fred Miller
Date: 27 Nov 02 - 09:30 AM

Thanks y'all. Joe, I think Brian Setzer may have done a different lyric also. I picked it out from memory and will find out if I'm doing something wrong. But it may be partly it's hard to do the dynamics, hard to get much quieter on the harmonica.